Barbaro

It was just announced that Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized this morning. This ended the eight-month ordeal for the four-year-old colt who was favored to win last year’s Triple Crown. During the Preakness Stakes the animal shattered his right hind leg just a few strides into the race. David Switzer, executive director of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, declared, “This horse was a hero. His owners went above and beyond the call of duty to save this horse. It’s an unfortunate situation, but I think they did the right thing in putting him down.”

Roy Jackson, who co-owned the colt along with his wife, Gretchen, stated, “I just can’t explain why everyone is so caught up in this horse. Everything is so negative now in the world, people love animals and I think they just happen to latch onto him.” During the holidays the horse received a Christmas wreath consisting of baby organic carrots, a Christmas stocking and even Christmas carols composed by fans. Prior to the holidays, well-wishers arrived with cards, flowers, gifts, goodies and even religious medals at the medical center where the horse was cared for. Thousands of e-mails were received at the center’s website just for the horse. $1.2 million was raised for the Barbaro Fund to purchase an operating room table and a raft/swing for the rehabilitation pool used for the animal following surgeries.

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